The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-30

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''Partisan and Offensive" Data.
The mugwumps Of The east should no
complain Of the sdministrstion's treat
ment regarding turning out RepublIcanl
- least. AT the recent Democratic STATE
Convention Of Massachusetts,. the soecis
|committee appointed 70 .ascerfaIn the
number Of partisan and Offensive Re.
publicans holding federal o(kccs 10 Mas.
sachusetts under the present administra.
ti0L, snd the reason Tor their retention. ,
made . report The committee say:
In view Of The limitations undel
which the committee labored, Il will not
be expected that this report 10 free from
inaccuracies or Of : mathematical GER
tainty. The committee finds that the
whole number Of empIoyes in the gov
ernment service In Massachusetts,. in.
ciuding ne Massachusetts, people In the
government departments Il Washington
is 4.6l4. Of which 3.s2s. or - per cent.
are Republicans, drawing &5,O0O.O0O !
year 10 salaries. These are divided
mainly a. follows:
Boston custom-house. including an
praisers and surveyors departments
and naval Office, whole number 6l4; Re-
publican. SOS.
Other custom houses ~ Whole number.
66, Republican. 20.
Total cusiom-houss employees, no;
Republican, t49.
Internal revenue Whole
number, -; Republican, g.
Custodian's department-Whole num.
Der, %; Republican 8.
subtreasury-wboie number. 20; Re-
publican. ~.
Life-saviae servics-whole NUMBER
l72; Republican. 168
Boston postofice, including twenty
two branches and the railway mail SER
vice Whole number. lOU9: RepuOii-.
can. 03I
Worcester posio1ice Whole number.
8s: Republican, %.
Springfield posto6ice- Whole NUMBER
81 Republicans. H.
Other postofEices In the State Whole
l,096; Republicans. 6l5.
Total number Of employees in the post /
ofhce department IN the tate-About|
2. 40; Republicans, 1855.
Lightship service Whole number. \
265; al Republicans
Ordinance Whole num-
ber 525; Republicans. 40.
Charleston Navy yard-Whole num-
Der, $50; Republicans, 1872.
Massachusetts, citizens in the depart
ments at Wsshington-Wh Whole number. \
567 Republicans, 639.
PREcEPr AND PRACTICE.
The committee say they found during
heir investigation that while during the
after part Of the Republican administrn- |
lion there was great talk about s,civiI-i
'ervice reform and competitive exam-E
nations" there vas absolutely no effort
made TO put either IN practice
The committee say: 1T ID not nere-i
y thst Republicans are found in the civ
service. ~ the RepnbIicsn press would
ave il, but that this considerable rem!
'ant Of the Republican machine. these
party paid, offensive Repub-'
leans, spies in the camp. still rcapiur''
ne reward Of their unciviI service, and
rom time to time giving aid and COM
orf 10 the enemy. should be retained 70
he exclusion Of other citizens more de-.
erviug and equally competent This is
be nature and extent Of our complaint. =!
Regarding their reception BY the Col
ector Of the Port and Postmaster or
5oston, when in quest Of information. !,
be committee charge that these two Of
cials evidenced lack OF sympathy With
be "pIai0 people and indifference, t0l !
~ the least, - to the snccess OF fhe'ee
democracy in Massachusetts,. manifestIv .ec
gliding themselves released from slI' !
bIIgstions Of either duty or respect to- !
'ard the Democratic party OF the State ri
In conclusion the committee say n !
Thus FIR. under the present sdministra- !. .
on. this perverted civil service reform :
oIicy. fatal 10 the success Of the Demo
rstic party in Massachusetts,, has pre-
ailed without any formal protest Or
,mpIaint The committee recommend :.
lat the whole subject he submitted IN =
litsbI form 10 rhe convention, and II 50 !,
pproved. TO the President atWashingtou. y. =.
order that the remedy. II any II to Be =
'pIied. may be authoritative, immedi- !,
e. radical and coup.efe.s